What is AI_POLICY.md?
A convention for repositories to declare how AI tools interact with their codebase -- which tools are permitted, how AI-generated code is handled, and training data opt-out. Emerging across open-source projects.
Who's adopting this?
CNCF ecosystem projects and open-source maintainers are adopting AI policy files. Templates here track current convention patterns.
Why add AI policy files?
A stated policy is better than an ambiguous one. Contributors know what's expected. Maintainers have a governance reference point.
Convention references
Based on Linux Foundation AI governance guidance, Anthropic's CLAUDE.md spec, and CNCF practices around AGENTS.md. See conventions.json for the full source list.